Table 1.
Evaluation of study parameters across countries.
| Country | Total | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Turkey | ||||
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |||
| Age | 41.32 ± 8.88 | 43.46 ± 10.91 | 42.39 ± 9.99 | 0.032 1,* | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | Male | 74 (37%) | 88 (44%) | 162 (40.5%) | 0.154 2 |
| Female | 126 (63%) | 112 (56%) | 238 (59.5%) | ||
| Working status | Private | 83 (41.5%) | 127 (63.5%) | 210 (52.5%) | 0.000 2,* |
| Public | 51 (25.5%) | 38 (19%) | 89 (22.3%) | ||
| Mixed | 66 (33%) | 35 (17.5%) | 101 (25.3%) | ||
| Positive COVID-19 test result | Yes | 108 (54%) | 32 (16%) | 140 (35%) | 0.000 2,* |
| No | 10 (5%) | 168 (84%) | 178 (44.5%) | ||
| No test | 82 (41%) | 0 (0%) | 82 (20.5%) | ||
| Hospitalization rate due to COVID-19 | Yes | 12 (6%) | 4 (2%) | 16 (4%) | 0.000 2,* |
| No | 98 (49%) | 28 (14%) | 126 (31.5%) | ||
| NA | 90 (45%) | 168 (84%) | 258 (64.5%) | ||
| Symptoms development rate | Yes | 104 (52%) | 30 (15%) | 134 (33.5%) | 0.000 3,* |
| No | 4 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 6 (1.5%) | ||
| NA | 92 (46%) | 168 (84%) | 260 (65%) | ||
| Currently working | Yes | 200 (100%) | 181 (90.5%) | 381 (95.3%) | 0.000 4,* |
| No | 0 (0%) | 19 (9.5%) | 19 (4.8%) | ||
| COVID-19 working history | As Usual | 14 (7%) | 78 (39%) | 92 (23%) | 0.000 2,* |
| Emergencies | 24 (12%) | 29 (14.5%) | 53 (13.3%) | ||
| Break | 162 (81%) | 93 (46.5%) | 255 (63.7%) | ||
| Treatment time for dental procedures | <25% | 0 (0%) | 16 (8%) | 16 (4%) | 0.000 2,* |
| >25% | 200 (100%) | 120 (60%) | 320 (80%) | ||
| No change | 0 (0%) | 64 (32%) | 64 (16%) | ||
| Income of dentists | D < 25% | 162 (81%) | 95 (47.5%) | 257 (64.3%) | 0.000 2,* |
| D > 25% | 24 (12%) | 36 (18%) | 60 (15%) | ||
| No change | 14 (7%) | 69 (34.5%) | 83 (20.8%) | ||
| COVID-19 self-assessed perception of knowledge | Yes | 0 (0%) | 145 (72.5%) | 145 (36.3%) | 0.000 4,* |
| No | 200 (100%) | 55 (27.5%) | 255 (63.7%) | ||
| Risk of infection for the dentist | Very likely | 200 (100%) | 141 (70.5%) | 341 (85.3%) | 0.000 2,* |
| Likely | 0 (0%) | 49 (24.5%) | 49 (12.3%) | ||
| Unlikely | 0 (0%) | 10 (5%) | 10 (2.5%) | ||
| Infection avoidance at clinic | NC | 200 (100%) | 44 (22%) | 244 (61%) | 0.000 2,* |
| AC | 0 (0%) | 56 (28%) | 56 (14%) | ||
| C | 0 (0%) | 100 (50%) | 100 (25%) | ||
| Rate of apprehension of infection transmission’s risk | Higher | 200 (100%) | 87 (43.5%) | 287 (71.8%) | 0.000 2,* |
| Lower | 0 (0%) | 76 (38%) | 76 (19%) | ||
| Same | 0 (0%) | 37 (18.5%) | 37 (9.3%) | ||
1 Student t Test. 2 Ki-Kare Test. 3 Fisher Freeman Halton Test. 4 Continuity (Yates) Correction. * p < 0.05. Notes: NA: Not applicable, NC: No confident, AC: Abit confident, C: Confident, M ± SD: Mean ± Standart deviation.